Yamaha Decks

Yamaha MDX-E300

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Yamaha MDX-E300Home MDLP Deck
Intro: 6/2002		Street: 3800 N. Kr.
Availability:
IN: line, optical x 2. OUT: line, optical.217 x 88 x 297mm, 2.6kg

Features: MDLP unit that integrates with Yamaha's "PianoCraft" line

Links:

Specs: Freq Resp. 5-20kHz +/- 0.5dB. SNR: 99dB. Digital rec level: Min. +12dB.

Reviews:

User Manual: MDX-E300

Yamaha MDX-596

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Yamaha MDX-596MD deck
Intro: 06/2000		``OPEN''
Availability:
In: line, optical. Out: line, optical, headphones435w x 96h x 288d mm, 4.1kg

Features:

  • Non-MDLP
  • "Time rescue recording" (aka time machine recording?)
  • Syncho start recording
  • 12 letter dot matrix display.
  • Digital and analog recording level control
  • 30 track program play
  • wireless remote

Markets: Europe, UK (Japan?)

Links:

Specs: (confusingly reports both 24 bit and 20 bit DAC), 20 bit ADC.

Reviews:

User Manual: MDX-596

Yamaha MDX-M5

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Yamaha MDX-M5Mini-compo MD deck
Intro: 9/1998		¥47,800
Availability:
IN: line, optical, "system control". OUT: line, optical. 200w x 75h x 317d mm, 2.8Kg

Features: MD Component in Yamaha's Top-Art mini-system. Timer recording available when connected to CRX-M5 component.

Links: Yamaha Japan announcement. (mech. translation)

Specs: Freq. Resp. 20-20kHz +/- 0.3dB

Reviews:

User Manual: MDX-M5

Yamaha MDX-9

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Yamaha MDX-9MD Deck
Intro: 9/1998 (? guess)		MSRP ¥75,000
Availability:
?280x82.5x354mm, 4.0Kg

Features: Sampling rate converter. Syncho recording when coupled with CDX-9 CD unit.

Links: Yamaha Japan's page for the MDX-9 deck

Specs: S/N: >98dB, Freq. Resp: 5-20kHz +/-0.3dB

Reviews:

User Manual: MDX-9

Yamaha MDX-595/793

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MDX-793
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MDX-595
Yamaha MDX-793
Yamaha MDX-595		Home MD deck
Intro: 6/1998 (? guess)		MSRP $699
Availability:
IN: line, digital: optical x 2, coax. OUT: line, digital: optical, coax

Features: 4 second time machine. A-B erase. Synchro recording. 25 track programmable play mode. More recent MDX-595 model appears nearly identical to the MDX-793 but with 2 optical inputs (793 has 1 optical and 1 coax).

Links: Yamaha's announcement of the MDX-793. Yamaha's brief English page for the MDX-793. Yamaha's brief English page for the MDX-595. MiniDiscussion has collected user reviews for this unit. Chris Browne takes a snapshot of the MDX-793's PC board.

Specs: 5-20kHz, Dynamic range: 98dB, S/N: 100dB, THD: 0.0035%

Reviews:

User Manuals: MDX-595, MDX-793, HTML

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